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Today we started out at ramanessin but it was slow going so we switched to big brook and had lots of success. First two photos are maybe a ray or saw fish tooth or something? Still not positive on the mammal jaw but looks to be modern.

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Nice sawfish! I haven't seen many which are that complete coming out of the NJ brooks.

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Nice thresher (Paranomotodon angustidens) and sawfish rostrals (Ischyrhiza mira). It is fairly scarce to find the rostrals in nice shape here.

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I found two totally compete rostrals today

1 hour ago, The Jersey Devil said:

Nice thresher (Paranomotodon angustidens) and sawfish rostrals (Ischyrhiza mira). It is fairly scarce to find the rostrals in nice shape here.

 

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Wow! Cool finds!

Is the jaw modern or fossil? You should do the burn test...

Beaver seems like a possibility to me. Capybara is also possible I think. 

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That is a great thresher tooth! I rarely find them that nice. Also, nice sawfish rostral tooth too. Good to see you got out; maybe you'll have better luck at Ramanessin next time.

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22 minutes ago, DanKurek said:

Nice Finds!

 

Whatever that jaw is, it is awesome! :drool:

Modern Muskrat. ;) 

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I love the thresher :drool:

 

I find the sawfish rostral tooth really interesting, I've never seen anything like it. 

 

Nice finds and thanks for sharing!

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Nice finds, did you also take photos of the place ?

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Cool finds.....there's one fossil I find interesting and that's the steinkern or internal mold of a bivalve you have pictured with the shark teeth and the muskrat.

It looks similar to one I found last year that was new to the ACP or know as the Atlantic Coastal Plains..... If its all possible can you take more pictures of this steinkern and post it here.

I cropped and lighten your picture.....Thank you.

 

  

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5 minutes ago, njfossilhunter said:

Cool finds.....there's one fossil I find interesting and that's the steinkern or internal mold of a bivalve you have pictured with the shark teeth and the muskrat.

It looks similar to one I found last year that was new to the ACP or know as the Atlantic Coastal Plains..... If its all possible can you take more pictures of this steinkern and post it here.

I cropped and lighten your picture.....Thank you.

 

 

 

Don't know if this helps any, Tony... 

 

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1 hour ago, Fossildude19 said:

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That doesn't look like a bivalve steinkern. Better pics are needed to determine what exactly it is, but it's either a concretion or a ratfish mouth plate.

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Thanks Tim....your pic is a bit more clearer then mine.....:doh!:

Here is the steinkern I found last year that is new to the ACP and is only known from the European continent..... as far as i know at this moment.

Since Ralph Johnson curator of the M.A.P.S. collection is the authority on the ACP and was the person that ID this fossil....... It was only fitting that it was donated to the M.A.P.S.

collection....I don't have the name of this fossil handy since it was in my old laptop I had to buy a new laptop a month ago.....Dammm those virus's.....:angry:

 

 

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5 hours ago, fifbrindacier said:

Nice finds, did you also take photos of the place ?

Sadly no. I just went into fossil hunting mode :) 

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2 hours ago, njfossilhunter said:

Cool finds.....there's one fossil I find interesting and that's the steinkern or internal mold of a bivalve you have pictured with the shark teeth and the muskrat.

It looks similar to one I found last year that was new to the ACP or know as the Atlantic Coastal Plains..... If its all possible can you take more pictures of this steinkern and post it here.

I cropped and lighten your picture.....Thank you.

 

  

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4 hours ago, njfossilhunter said:

Thanks Tim....your pic is a bit more clearer then mine.....:doh!:

Here is the steinkern I found last year that is new to the ACP and is only known from the European continent..... as far as i know at this moment.

Since Ralph Johnson curator of the M.A.P.S. collection is the authority on the ACP and was the person that ID this fossil....... It was only fitting that it was donated to the M.A.P.S.

collection....I don't have the name of this fossil handy since it was in my old laptop I had to buy a new laptop a month ago.....Dammm those virus's.....:angry:

 

 

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Here are better photos. It still has some matrix stuck to it

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